Company Overview

SAIC Canada is the employee-owned Canadian subsidiary of SAIC.

SAIC is a high technology, research and engineering company focusing primarily in the market areas of energy, environment and health. SAIC provides high technology support for products for both industry and government. SAIC applies its diverse scientific expertise together with computer and systems technology, to solve complex technical problems.

SAIC Canada provides services across Canada in the fields of health information technology, IT solutions & security, emergency engineering and environmental remediation technology R&D.

SAIC canada has a staff of approximately 250 engineers, scientists and technicians operating from locations in Regina, Ottawa, Mississauga and Halifax.

SAIC Canada is unique because it offers a wide range of services which cannot be obtained from any other single Canadian company.

Environmental Assessment. Development of Remediation Technologies. Spill Equipment and Sorbent Testing. Analytical Laboratory. Radiological Engineering. Radiation Protection. Licensing Support. Decommissioning. Environmental Survey and Monitoring. Emergency Response. Training Development and Delivery. Project Management.

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Additional Details

Legal Name: Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC Canada)

Number of Employees: 250

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Services

• Emergency And Safety Services

  SAIC Canada provides a full range of technical and scientific services in the following areas:

  Hazard analysis and risk assessment. Radiation protection. Chemical protection. Dosimetry. Reactor dynamics and control. Safety analysis. Environmental qualification. Decommissioning.

• Emergency Management Services

  Providing comprehensive sevices from emergency response, security planning, crisis communication, business continuity planning, training, drills and exercises. Service is based on state-of-the-art technology provided by professional staff qualified in a wide range of business, scientific and engineering fields.

• Emergency Planning

  SAIC Canada solves complex problems by adopting a systematic approach to each issue. By clearly defining the operational processes and identifying the root cause of the problem, SAIC Canada is able to propose simple, effective and achievable solutions. A modular approach is used to clearly define the overall recovery program which allows efficient use of resources to provide a timely and cost effective management plan. SAIC Canada will also work with our client to ensure the program is implemented successfully.

• Environmental Monitoring

  SAIC Canada has extensive experience in environmental monitoring and assessment. Including toxic chemicals, hydrocarbons, pesticides and radiological contamination. Services offered covers policy development, program development, planning and implementation.

  SAIC Canada will provide sampling plan and sampling arrangement and analysis. Data will be compiled and tracked in a database using geographic information system batabase application.

  Environmental monitoring is supported by our in-house CAEAL certified environmental analytical laboratory.

• Nuclear Engineering
• Oil Engineering Testing

  SAIC Canada has a modern oil engineering test facility to test oil spill containment and recovery products such as pumps, skimmers and oil-water separators. This facility consists of:

  large 9m x 3m x 1.8m test tank, sorbent test facility and soil and sand washing facility.

• Radiological Engineering
• Remediation Technology Evaluation

  SAIC Canada staff have extensive experience in the development and evaluation of environmental remediation technologies, particularly: chemical and hydrocarbons in water and/or soil. Development is undertaken where no known modern or adequate technology exists for effective remediation for a specific site. Evaluation of technologies may be utilized to confirm the capability of a technology to a particular contaminant within a concentration range in a specific soil or water matrix.

  Remediation technologies can be demonstrated in bench-scale, pilot-scale or full operation.

  A complete suite of chemical remediation equipment is available for bench and field scale testing.

• Security Solutions

Products

• A Combination Of Contaminant Sequestration And Membrane Filtration Technologies.

  Adding a suitable sequestration agent to arsenic contaminated water will enable the formation of macro-molecules containing arsenic. These micro-molecules are then separated from the drinking water using a suitable membrane filtration system. Due to the complexation of arsenic with sequestration agent, a low pressure membrane system can easily do the job and reduces both capital and operating costs.

• Arsenic Removal In Drinking Water.

  Using a combination of contaminant sequestration and membrane filtration technologies, arsenic contaminant levels in drinking water or groundwater can be reduced to below 10 ppb level.

• Bench-scale And Mobile Pilot-scale Equipment.

  Many sites have been contaminated with inorganic and organic chemicals as a result of past activities, including sloppy industrial practices, spills and dumping. These contaminated soils must frequently be cleaned up because of government regulations, or before the property can be sold or used for other purposes. In the case of much of this pollution, simple remedies such as excavation and placement in a secure site may be inappropriate. A number of in-situ and ex-situ remediation technologies are available. For example, in-situ technologies include biopiles, pytoremediation, electrokinetics and in-situ soil flushing. A variety of mobile (ex-situ) prototype soil treatment systems are being developed to demonstrate cutting-edge technologies and to assist companies and individuals with difficult contaminated soil remediation problems.

  Bench-scale equipment can be used to prove the technology on actual samples of contaminated soil, while pilot-plant-scale equipment can be used for on-site demonstrations and process optimization for larger contaminated sites and even remediation of smaller ones. Example technologies are summarized below: Excavated soil contaminated with organic compounds can be treated by washing with surfactants or solvent. The liquid phase can then be treated by a process such as advanced oxidation or steam stripping to either destroy or recover the contaminants. Incineration and low temperature thermal desorption technologies are also alternatives for treating certain organic contaminants. Soil contaminated with metals and inorganic salts can be treated by the use of separation technology which results in large metal pieces being separated while smaller pieces and metal salts are concentrated in the soil fines.

  Acid leaching will then transfer these smaller pieces and salts into the aqueous phase. Water- soluble polymers and/or adsorbents in conjunction with micro/ultrafiltration can then be used to recover the metals for reuse or disposal. This combination of technologies thus results in a large reduction of the contaminated soil which must be disposed of, and can result in complete removal of the contaminants from the environment. Copper, chromium, lead, zinc, arsenic, cadmium, iron and nickel are examples of inorganic contaminants which can be successfully treated in this matter.

• Environmental Products And Services
• Membrane Assisted Soil Leaching.

  Using selected membrane and suitable chelant, heavy metals can be removed from contaminated soil in a very cost-effective manner. The incorporation of membrane technology in traditional acid leaching reduces leaching time and acid consumtion. This translates directly to cost savings.

• Radiation Detection
• The Development Of Oil Spill Countermeasures Equipment Testing Protocols And Performance Standards.

  The primary approach in North America for countering oil slicks is 'containment and recovery'. This approach involves the use of equipment like skimmers, sorbents, barriers, pumps, and oil-water separators. There is a large variety of these kinds of equipment on the market, employing a range of different operating principles. Oil 'weathers' in the environment and becomes more viscous. Indeed, oil slicks often combine with water to form extremely viscous 'oil-in-water' emulsions. Most oil spill countermeasures equipment is only applicable in a limited range of oil or emulsion viscosities. Research and development is underway to develop and standardize testing protocols to evaluate the performance of equipment for manufacturers, distributors, and especially potential customers.

  For example, technology development and evaluation work is underway as follows: Skimmers are evaluated in a specially designed and dedicated Oil Spill Test Tank using a variety of slick thicknesses and oil and emulsion viscosities to quantify performance in a broad range of operating conditions. Sorbent barrier performance is determined in the Oil Spill Test Tank. Other oil spill barrier types are also evaluated in field trials (without oil), with the assistance of the Canadian Coast Guard, and in a large specially designed test tank in New Jersey with the assistance of the U. S. Government. Sorbents are tested in a Sorbent Test Facility to determine performance as a function of oil viscosity in comparison with other sorbent products. Over 100 sorbents have been tested to date.

  The performance of oil-water separators as a function of oil viscosity and degree of emulsification is also determined in the Oil Engineering Test Facility. The performance of pumps as the viscosity of the recovered oil changes, and the tendency of the pump to emulsify oils, are determined in the Oil Engineering Test Facility.

• Thermal Desorption Technique.

  Toxic substances had been released into the environment as a result of activities occurring in former Soviet military bases in Estern Europe. Often SAMIN (xylidine) missile fuel had been spill at the sites. High levels of xylidine concentrations are usually found in shallow soil and in groundwater.

  A technology was successfully developed, tested and demonstrated at a former soviet union military site in Latvia.

NAICS Categories

• 541330 Engineering Services
• 541510 Computer Systems Design and Related Services
• 541620 Environmental Consulting Services
• 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services

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